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DNA Homework Practice

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Adenine bonds with ______________.

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Adenine

2.

Guanine bonds with ______________.

a)

Adenine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

3.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
4.

What are the 4 bases of DNA?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

d)

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

5.

Where inside the cell is DNA located?

a)

cell membrane

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

6.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
7.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
8.

Which of the following is the correct order from smallest to biggest?

a)

Base (nucleotide) --> gene --> DNA ---> Chromosome

b)

Base (nucleotide) --> Chromosome --> DNA ---> gene

c)

Base (nucleotide) --> DNA --> gene ---> Chromosome

d)

DNA --> Base (nucleotide) --> gene ---> Chromosome

9.

What are the 4 bases of RNA?

a)

Adenine, Nucleus, Cytosine, and Guanine

b)

Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, and Guanine

c)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Gylcerol

d)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, and Glucose

10.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
11.

What is the name of the process of making a copy of DNA which is called RNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Cellular Respiration

c)

Translation

d)

Nucleus Process

12.

What is the name of the cell organelles (part of a cell) that builds proteins out of amino acids?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

RNA

c)

Nucleus

d)

Mitochondria

13.

A set of three bases that code for a specific amino acids.

a)

Macromolecule

b)

mRNA

c)

Codon

d)

Protein

14.

The process of ribosomes turning mRNA into a protein from amino acids is called ______________.

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Copying

d)

Codon

15.

What is the process of making a copy of DNA. The copy is called RNA.

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Interception

16.

What is the anti-codon that connects to the codon GUC?

a)

CAG

b)

CTG

c)

GUC

d)

CTC

17.

Using the codon chart translate the following code of RNA into the correct amino acids: ACG UUU GAU

a)

Pro - Lys - Asp

b)

Cys - Lys - Glu

c)

The - Asn - Glu

d)

Thr - Phe - Asp

18.

A long section of DNA that has information for a specific trait of a living thing is a _____________.

a)

mRNA

b)

Genome

c)

GMO

d)

Gene

19.

The full set of an organism’s (living thing) DNA.

a)

Genome

b)

Gene

c)

Ribsome

d)

Element

20.

What does GMO stand for?

a)

General Manager of Options

b)

Genetically Modified Organism

c)

Generalized Molecular Orbital

d)

Great Modern Plants